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Patent No.:

US 7552943 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2009

Filed:

Nov. 02, 2005
Applicants:

Chinmoy Pal, Yokohama, JP;

Izumi Kobayashi, Yokosuka, JP;

Masashi Makita, Fujisawa, JP;

Inventors:

Chinmoy Pal, Yokohama, JP;

Izumi Kobayashi, Yokosuka, JP;

Masashi Makita, Fujisawa, JP;

Assignee:

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 21/04 (2006.01); B60R 21/205 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A vehicle passenger restraining system comprises a knee bolster, a bolster movement structure, a collision detecting section and a control section. The knee bolster is disposed in a front portion of a seat in a vehicle. The bolster movement structure is coupled to the knee bolster to apply a rearwardly directed pulling force to each transverse end of the knee bolster. The collision detecting section is configured and arranged to detect information relating to a collision of the vehicle and a probability of a collision of the vehicle. The control section is configured to operate the bolster movement structure based on the information from the collision detecting section.


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